Verboticism: Browl

'But they're not my dishes!'

DEFINITION: n. A discussion among family members, or room mates, which often turns into a full-blown yelling match, and which seems to occur every night whenever it's time to do the dishes. v. To fight about the dishes.

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Browl

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pretty much like brawl

Sentence: The housemates were left dishtraught, and in Dishabillé after yet another browl. Crook Ray and cut Leroy (say them quickly) declared they would not be joining in the chorefare ever again.

Etymology: bowl (dish) + brawl (a noisy fight in a crowd)

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Comments: Browl

purpleartichokes - 2007-03-09: 06:21:00
I really like chorefare! It's very versatile.

petaj - 2007-03-09: 08:07:00
Chorefare encompasses all kinds of domestic skirmishes - toilet terrorism, bathroom battles, laundry lambasting, etc.